LUB Round 10: Nacional is defeated by Bigua in a derby game

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Montevideo: Bigua (#1) and Nacional (#6). Nacional was defeated at home 83-93 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Bigua looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American Donald Sims (190-1987, college: App State, agency: Pensack Sports) scored 23 points and 7 assists to lead the charge for the winners and the other American import Victor Rudd (206-1991, college: S.Florida) chipped in 19 points and 5 assists during the contest. At the losing side American center Gary McGhee (210-1988, college: Pittsburgh, agency: Inception Sports) responded with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 12 rebounds. Bigua (8-1) have an impressive seven-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position. Nacional at the other side keeps the sixth place with four games lost. They share the position with Aguada and Hebraica.
Eleventh-ranked Olimpia (2-7) gave a tough game to third ranked Penarol (6-4) in Montevideo. Penarol managed to secure only two-point victory 71-69. However their fans expected much easier game. Americans were the main players on the court. Power forward Lee Roberts (203-1987, college: Findlay, OH) notched a double-double by scoring 16 points and 11 rebounds to lead the effort and Charles Thomas supported him with 14 points, 9 rebounds and 5 blocks. Even 23 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists by point guard Marcus Thomas (191-1995, college: Rosemont) did not help to save the game for Olimpia. Olimpia's coach German Fernandez rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Penarol have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 6-4 record having just one point less than leader Bigua. Olimpia at the other side dropped to the twelfth place with seven games lost. They share the position with Urunday.
An interesting game took place in Montevideo where higher ranked Malvin (5-5) was upset on its own court by tenth ranked L.Borges (4-5) 93-84 on Friday. Gaston Semiglia fired 25 points for the winners. Ivan Aska produced a double-double by scoring 24 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists for lost side. L.Borges moved-up to ninth place, which they share with Defensor. Loser Malvin keeps the fifth position with five games lost.

In the last two games of round 10 Goes won against Urunday on the opponent's court 80-69. Urupan outscored Defensor in a home game 101-74.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 23 points and 10 rebounds by Quintrell Thomas of Defensor.

Penarol - Olimpia 71-69

Eleventh-ranked Olimpia (2-7) gave a tough game to third ranked Penarol (6-4) in Montevideo. Penarol managed to secure only two-point victory 71-69. However their fans expected much easier game. Penarol brought some defensive toughness making 9 blocks. Americans were the main players on the court. Power forward Lee Roberts (203-1987, college: Findlay, OH) notched a double-double by scoring 16 points and 11 rebounds to lead the effort and power forward Charles Thomas (202-1986, college: Arkansas) supported him with 14 points, 9 rebounds and 5 blocks. Four Penarol players scored in double figures. Even 23 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists by point guard Marcus Thomas (191-1995, college: Rosemont) did not help to save the game for Olimpia. Forward Delwan Graham (200-1988, college: Jacksonville) added 11 points and 11 rebounds for lost side. Olimpia's coach German Fernandez rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Penarol have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 6-4 record having just one point less than leader Bigua. Olimpia at the other side dropped to the twelfth place with seven games lost. They share the position with Urunday.
Top scorers:
Penarol: L.Roberts 16+11reb+2ast, D.Garcia 14+3reb, C.Thomas 14+9reb+3ast, G.Mateo 10+5ast, D.Huertas 7+4reb+1ast, J.Zanotta 4+2reb+2ast
Olimpia: M.Thomas 23+5reb+6ast, M.Creek 11, D.Graham 11+11reb+3ast, J.Viana 8+2ast, E.Batista 6+15reb, G.Barrera 5+2reb+3ast

Malvin - L.Borges 84-93

An interesting game took place in Montevideo where higher ranked Malvin (5-5) was upset on its own court by tenth ranked L.Borges (4-5) 93-84 on Friday. Gaston Semiglia (186-1991) fired 25 points for the winners. American center Ricardo Glenn (203-1990, college: USC Upstate, agency: Interperformances) chipped in 8 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists. Four L.Borges players scored in double figures. U.S. Virgin Islands-Puerto Rican forward Ivan Aska (201-1990, college: Murray St., agency: 011 Sports) produced a double-double by scoring 24 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists and naturalized German Kiril Wachsmann (203-1984, college: Iona) added 14 points and 15 rebounds respectively for lost side. L.Borges moved-up to ninth place, which they share with Defensor. Loser Malvin keeps the fifth position with five games lost.
Top scorers:
L.Borges: G.Semiglia 25+1reb+3ast, M.Stephens 22+3reb+1ast, C.Pereira 20+3reb+5ast, A.Pruitt 10+7reb, R.Glenn 8+14reb+6ast, M.Zubiaurre 4+4reb+3ast
Malvin: I.Aska 24+10reb+5ast, A.Hilliard 24+5reb+2ast, K.Wachsmann 14+15reb+3ast, M.Souberbielle 9+3reb+2ast, R.Goodwin 7+1reb+3ast, G.Silvarrey 3+1reb+2ast

Nacional - Bigua 83-93

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Montevideo: Bigua (#1) and Nacional (#6). Nacional was defeated at home 83-93 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Bigua looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American Donald Sims (190-1987, college: App State, agency: Pensack Sports) scored 23 points and 7 assists to lead the charge for the winners and the other American import Victor Rudd (206-1991, college: S.Florida) chipped in 19 points and 5 assists during the contest. At the losing side American center Gary McGhee (210-1988, college: Pittsburgh, agency: Inception Sports) responded with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 12 rebounds and point guard Juan Galletto (182-1996) scored 18 points and 6 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Bigua (8-1) have an impressive seven-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position. Nacional at the other side keeps the sixth place with four games lost. They share the position with Aguada and Hebraica.
Top scorers:
Bigua: D.Sims 23+4reb+7ast, V.Rudd 19+3reb+5ast, L.Santos 15+12reb, S.Vidal 10+7reb+7ast, M.Rojas 9+6reb+2ast, A.Angel 8+4reb
Nacional: J.Galletto 18+6reb+2ast, A.Acosta 16+6reb+3ast, G.McGhee 13+12reb+1ast, A.Danridge 10+2reb, W.Daniels 10+5reb+1ast, F.Pereiras 8+3reb+2ast

Urunday - Goes 69-80

Very expected game in Montevideo where 12th ranked Urunday (2-7) was defeated by second ranked Goes (7-2) 80-69 on Friday. Guard Martin Osimani (194-1981, college: Duquesne, agency: Pro Sports) fired 21 points and 9 assists for the winners. Forward Ignacio Xavier (196-1999, agency: Pro Sports) chipped in 14 points and 6 rebounds. Goes' coach Guillermo Narvarte used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American-Nigerian swingman Tanksley Efianayi (198-1994, college: UCF) produced 22 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists and guard Martin Trelles (187-1996) added 12 points and 5 assists respectively for lost side. Goes maintains second position with 7-2 record behind leader Bigua. Urunday lost fifth consecutive game. They dropped to the bottom place with seven games lost. They share the position with Olimpia.
Top scorers:
Goes: M.Osimani 21+3reb+9ast, I.Xavier 14+6reb, A.Mauricio 10, J.Sacco 8+5reb, J.Osimani 8+5reb+2ast, B.Barrera 8+1reb
Urunday: T.Efianayi 22+9reb+4ast, M.Trelles 12+4reb+5ast, C.Clark 10+6reb, N.Catala 7, H.Passos 6+6reb+1ast, A.Agarbado 5+2reb+5ast

Urupan - Defensor 101-74

There was a small surprise when eleventh ranked Urupan (3-6) smashed at home 9th ranked Defensor (4-5) 101-74 on Friday. Urupan dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Defensor's 30. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. Lithuanian center Zygimantas Riauka (206-1993, college: UW-Parkside) fired a double-double by scoring 28 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. American forward Eric Ferguson (203-1989, college: Georgia South) chipped in 17 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Five Urupan players scored in double figures. American-Jamaican Quintrell Thomas (203-1990, college: UNLV) produced a double-double by scoring 23 points and 10 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) and American guard Shane Gibson (188-1990, college: Sacred Heart) added 22 points respectively for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Urupan maintains eleventh position with 3-6 record. Loser Defensor keeps the ninth place with five games lost. They share the position with L.Borges.
Top scorers:
Urupan: Z.Riauka 28+10reb+5ast, E.Ferguson 17+6reb+5ast, M.Sarni 14+2reb+5ast, B.Starr 14+2ast, F.Soto 11+7reb+3ast, F.Martinez 9+2reb+2ast
Defensor: Q.Thomas 23+10reb+1ast, S.Gibson 22+2reb+1ast, S.Ottonello 14+7reb+1ast, M.Cabot 5+3reb+7ast, B.Mateo 3+2reb, M.Gueye 3+2reb+2ast



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